Anchor or sustaining and securing appliance for tramway and like rails.



No. 330,233. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1903'.

J. KIRKLAND. ANCHOR 0R SUSTAINING AND SECURING APPLIANCE FOR TRAMWAY ANDLIKE .RAILS. APPLICATION FILED 11110.15. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN KIRKLAND, OF

ANCHOR OR SUSTAINING AND Specification of Letters Patent.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

SECURING APPLIANCE FOR TRAMWAY AND LIKE RAILS.

Patented. Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed December 15. 1905. Serial No. 291,857.

adapted when embedded in the concrete to form an effective and stronganchor for the rail and also permitting the rail to be quicklydisconnected from the anchor and effectively secured thereto byeasily-operable means.

The invention will be more fully described in connection with theaccompanying drawings and will be more particularly pointed out andascertained in and by the appended claims.

In the drawings, view of a rail supported and secured to an improvedanfchor embodying the main features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a planview of the Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 isan inverted plan of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout thedifferent figures of the drawings.

The improved anchor consists, as shown, of a horizontal base-plate A,provided with a vertically-projecting web E, forming a railsupport andprovided on its upper end with a flange 6, upon which the base of therail directly seats. Said anchor is provided with laterally-disposedparallel columns I), pref erably formed integral and extending up to andslightly above the flange e of the railsupport, thereby forming lateralengaging flanges for the base-rail K, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Inorder to stiffen the anchor and reinforce the columns D, there areprovided projecting wingpieces F, extending upwardly from the base A andjoining the columns D, the upper ends of said wing-pieces performing afunction which will be hereinafter more fully described. Said columns Dpreferably extend below the base-plate A at O and are connected andstiffened by the web B. The columns D are provided with a rectangularbore G, extending throughout their Figure 1 is a sectional length forreceiving clamping-bolts I, provided with heads II and nuts M.

greater length in another plane form oblong rectangular retainingportions, the purpose of which will now be described. j lower portlon ofthe bore G, preferably in a plane coincident with the base plate A,there is provided projections J, spaced apart j ameter of the bolt I inone plane and of a l j H and forming a shoulder. When the boltsquarter-turn, so that the oblong portion of the bolt engages the lowerfaces of the shoulder J, said shoulders thereby serving as retainingmeans to lock the bolt from forward movement.

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It will be seen from the foregoing that if any breakage occurs includingthe bolts the same may be very quickly renewed, and the. i '80 In orderto effectively clamp the rail Ki upon its seat E and between the columnsD,. provide non-rotatable clamping members. L, adapted to be seated uponthe columns D' and having overhanging portions N engaging.

base of rail K. Said.

same are also firmly held when in service.

the upper face of the clamping members are apertured to receive thebolts I and are clamped in place by nuts M, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.In order to prevent the outermost member L from being rotated while thenut M is turned d ownwardly on the bolt I, said member is notched toreceive a projection P on the adjacent wing-.

piece F. While the opposite clamping member L may be of the sameconstruction as the one just described, I preferably connect saidinnermost member L by a bar O with the clamping member of the oppositerail in which construction the rail not only con-- i nects the membersL, but prevents the same from being rotated when the nut M is turnedhome on its bolt.

I claim The heads H preferably being of a width equal to the di- Nearthe equal to the shorter cross-section of the head.

are inserted, they are passed downwardly in. the columns, head first,past the shoulders J, and into the extensions O and are given a l Thelower open ends of the ex tensions C may be closed by flat wooden.

1. An improved anchor for rails adapted I:

to be embedded in concrete or the like and comprising a horizontalbase-plate, a ver' tical rail-support projecting upwardly therefrom andforming a seat for the rail, laterallydisposed columns formed integralwith said base-plate and rail-support, said columns eX- tending belowthe base-plate for receiving heads of bolts and extending above the railto engage lateral portions of the rail-base, clamping members disposedupon said colurnns and adapted to engage the upper portion of the railto clamp the same upon said support, and bolts inserted in said columnsand serving to hold said members in clamping position.

2. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like and comprising a horizontal base-plate, a vertical rail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterallydisposed columns formed integral with said base-plate andrail-support, said columns extending below the base-plate for receivingheads of bolts and extending above the rail to engage lateral portionsof the rail-base, clamping members disposed upon said colums and adaptedto engage the upper portion of the rail to clamp the same upon saidsupport, bolts inserted in said columns and servingto hold said membersin clamping position, and projecting wing-pieces provided withprojections adapted to engage recesses in said clamping members toprevent rotation of the same.

3. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like comprising a horizontal base-plate, a vertical rail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterally-disposed columns extending upwardly from said base adapted toengage lateral portions of the rail, and clamping members disposed uponsaid columns and adapted to engage the upper portion of the rail-base.

4. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like comprising a horizontal base-plate, a verticalrail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterally-disposed columns extending upwardly from said base adapted toengage lateral portions of the rail, clamping members disposed uponsaid'columns and adapted toengage the upper portion of the rail-base,and means for maintaining said members in a clamping position. I

5. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like comprising a horizontal base-plate, a vertical rail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterally-disposed columns extending upwardly from said base adapted toengage lateral portions of the rail, clamping members disposed upon saidcolumns and adapted to engage the upper portion of the rail-base, meansfor maintaining said members in a clamping position, and means forpreventing rotation of said clamping members.

6. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like and comprising a horizontal base-plate, a vertical rail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterallydisposed columns extending upwardly from said base adapted toengage lateralportions of the rail, clamping members disposed upon saidcolumns and adapted to engage the upper portion of the rail-base,wing-pieces reinforcing said columns and supporting said clampingmembers, and means for maintaining said members in a clamping position.

7. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like, comprising a horizontal base-plate, a vertical rail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterally-disposed columns, and clamping members disposed upon saidcolumns and adapted to engage the rail.

8. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like, comprising a horizontal base-plate, a vertical rail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterally-disposed columns, and means associated with said columns forsecuring the rail to said anchor.

9. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like, comprising a horizontal base-plate, a vertical rail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterallydisposed columns, clamping members disposed upon said columnand adapted to engage the rail, and reinforcing-wings for said columns.

10. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like, comprising a horizontal base-plate, a vertical rail-supportprojecting upwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail,laterally-disposed columns, means associated with said columns forsecuring the rail to said anchor, and reinforcing-wings for saidcolumns.

11. An improved anchor for rails adapted to be embedded in concrete orthe like, comprising a base-plate, a vertical rail-support projectingupwardly therefrom and forming a seat for the rail, means engaging therail jlaterally, and devices for holding the rail upon the seat.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN KIRKLAND.

Witnesses:

JosEPrr HENRY PEARSON, JOHN T. LIDDLE.

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